Brand
RUNFREE: recalls and official safety alerts
12 EU Safety Gate alerts concern products recorded under the brand RUNFREE. The first dates from 22 February 2024, the latest from 9 April 2026. In the last four complete quarters there were 7, up from 2 in the four quarters before. The hazards named most often are chemical (100%). Read from the official risk descriptions, the most common reasons are restricted chemical above the legal limit (100%), e-liquid breaks nicotine rules (100%) and missing warnings or child-resistant closure (8%). 83% were for products made in China. The products flagged most are e-cigarettes and vapes (100%). 0% of the EU alerts were marked as sold online, and 0% name an online marketplace. The most common outcome was product destroyed (67% of EU alerts); 92% included a measure ordered by an authority. Chemicals named in the official risk descriptions include lead.
Most-flagged product types
Official alerts and recalls per quarter
EU Safety GateQ4 2026 is incomplete: counted to 1 October 2026.
Show the numbers by year
| Year | EU Safety Gate | US CPSC |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to date) | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 |
Why they were flagged
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100%, 12 alerts
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8%, 1 alerts
Counts are alerts naming the platform in the official record, not all dangerous products sold there. Many records name no seller at all. How we count
Download these 12 alerts (CSV) English column names; reuse with attribution to the official sources.
| Date | Product | Platform | Notice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | Electronic cigarette cartridgeBrand: Runfree, NIC SALTS · model APPLE PEACH, KIWI PASSION FRUIT GUAVA · barcode 6976422044028, 6976422043939 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rulesProduct destroyed ordered | SR/01096/26 | |
| 2026-04-07 | Disposable electronic cigaretteTornado 50000 puffsBrand: RUNFREE · model Strawberry Raspberry Cherry Ice · barcode 6976422044394 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rulesProduct destroyed ordered | SR/01042/26 | |
| 2026-04-07 | Disposable electronic cigaretteTornado 50000 puffsBrand: RUNFREE · model Cherry · barcode 6976422044370 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rulesProduct destroyed ordered | SR/01033/26 | |
| 2026-04-07 | Disposable electronic cigaretteTORNADO 50000 puffsBrand: RUNFREE · model Blueberry Ice · barcode 6976422044400 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rulesProduct destroyed ordered | SR/01037/26 | |
| 2026-04-07 | Disposable electronic cigaretteTornado 50000 puffsBrand: RUNFREE · model Strawberry Ice · barcode 6976422044301 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rulesProduct destroyed ordered | SR/01044/26 | |
| 2026-04-07 | Disposable electronic cigaretteTornado 50000 puffsBrand: RUNFREE · model Strawberry Raspberry Ice · barcode 6976422044318 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rulesProduct destroyed ordered | SR/01029/26 | |
| 2026-04-07 | Disposable electronic cigaretteTornado 50000 puffsBrand: RUNFREE · model Blueberry Cherry Cranberry · barcode 6976422044363 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rulesProduct destroyed ordered | SR/01031/26 | |
| 2025-04-03 | Disposable electronic cigaretteTORNADO 9000 NICOTINE 5%Brand: RUNFREE · model STRAWBERRY WATERMELON · barcode 6976422040952 · batch ELP036604 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rulesProduct destroyed ordered | SR/01286/25 | |
| 2024-10-22 | Disposable electronic cigaretteTORNADO 25000Brand: RUNFREE · model Blueberry Cherry Cranberry, Blueberry Ice, Strawberry Watermelon, Vimto · barcode 6976422042505, 6976422042512, 6976422042574, 6976422042598 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rules · Missing warnings or child-resistant closureSales stopped | A12/02979/24 | |
| 2024-02-22 | Disposable electronic cigaretteTORNADO 9000Brand: RUNFREE · model RF013 · barcode 6976422040372, 6976422041027, 6976422041041, 6676422040990, 6976422040389, 6976422040945 · batch RF324164 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rulesWithdrawn from the market ordered | A12/00352/24 | |
| 2024-02-22 | Disposable electronic cigaretteBrand: RUNFREE · model BC5000 5144030167 · barcode 6 976422 040105, 6 979422 040099, 6 979422 040150, 6 976422 040129, 6 976422 040167 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rulesWithdrawn from the market ordered | A12/00354/24 | |
| 2024-02-22 | Disposable electronic cigarette.XXL 8000Brand: RUNFREE · barcode 6976422040440, 6976422040457, 6976422040464, 6976422040464, 6976422040471, 6976422040495 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rulesWithdrawn from the market ordered | A12/00346/24 |